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Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

February 22, 2012 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: We put together a fun spring toddler water table that was inspired by a favorite book, Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks. We added droppers as an extra fine motor strengthening tool, and it was a hit! If you don’t have a water table, try it in the bathtub or sink!

Our toddlers love water.

Every single year!

We provide it indoors and outdoors and it’s a great calming activity.

But a toddler water table also is a wonderful way to strengthen fine motor skills if you had the right tools.

That’s exactly what this rubber ducks toddler water table was all about.

 

Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

During circle time, I read the book Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks.

I had 5 yellow rubber ducks on the floor, and as each duck went away, I removed a duck. This was a great way to work on very simple counting skills!

Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

It was then time to explore our water table that included yellow plastic ducks.

And yes, that is a Christmas duck. We also had a leprechaun duck. Along with some football player ducks. This is the collection we had on hand and it worked just fine!

All we had to do was remove the lid to this water table, and they were right there.

No special instructions.

They got right to work picking up the ducks, squirting the water, and having fun.

Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

I’ve shared how fond I am of using droppers for fine motor strengthening.

Our most recent activity was using them to drop watercolors onto paper towels.

We’ve actually used them for so many activities because they are that wonderful.

Spring Toddler Water Table with Rubber Ducks

I also added another favorite fine motor tool: bug tongs.

This toddler water table ended up being a place for calm, as our water tables usually are.

The feeling of the water slipping through the fingers, the sound of the water trickling as it is squeezed from the droppers.

This is especially loved by busy toddlers.

We put together a fun spring toddler water table that was inspired by a favorite book, Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks. We added droppers as an extra fine motor strengthening tool, and it was a hit! If you don't have a water table, try it in the bathtub or sink!

 

More water table activities:

water table activities for preschoolers

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Filed Under: Fine Motor, Sensory Bins, Spring Activities, Toddler Fine Motor, Toddlers Tagged With: fine motor, sensory, spring, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Stephanie Leah

    February 23, 2012 at 4:51 am

    so awesome! i have freshly cut plexi glass sheets that i’ve been planning to make mono prints! i need to find some brayers… thanks for the push : )

    • Sheryl @ Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

      February 23, 2012 at 6:10 am

      We use our plexi glass for many things. They work GREAT at covering trays of paint so you can save them for another project, too!

  2. TammySF.

    February 23, 2012 at 12:47 am

    I love this idea!! What kid doesn’t love painting and using something that rolls makes it that much more fun! I do have a blog. Just started about a month ago. I’m a follower of yours and I hope you’ll stop by my blog and follow along:)

    http://123teachwithme.blogspot.com

    • Sheryl @ Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

      February 23, 2012 at 6:09 am

      Thank you, Tammy! I am going to find your blog now!

  3. Jamie H

    March 1, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Fun! What cool pictures they make!! Thanks for linking this up to Fun Stuff Fridays!

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